2001 New York Yankees

	2001 New York Yankees ; 2001 AL East Champions; 2001 AL Champions
	Major league affiliations
	American League (Since 1901) Eastern Division (Since 1969); ;
	Location
	Yankee Stadium (Since 1976); New York City, New York (Since 1903);
	2001 Information
Owner(s)	George Steinbrenner
Manager(s)	Joe Torre
Local television	MSG Network; WNYW ; Yes Network (Started 9/10)
Local radio	WABC-AM
Baseball-Reference	2001 New York Yankees

2001 New York Yankees / Franchise: New York Yankees / BR Team Page[edit]

Clinched Division: September 25, 2001

American League Champions

Managed by Joe Torre

Coaches: Tony Cloninger, Billy Connors, Gary Denbo, Lee Mazzilli, Willie Randolph, Mel Stottlemyre and Don Zimmer

Ballpark: Yankee Stadium

The 2001 New York Yankees played the 99th season in team history. They finished with a record of 95-65-1, 13.5 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox. In the playoffs, they reached the World Series before losing in a dramatic 7-game series to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Awards and Honors[edit]

AL All-Stars: Roger Clemens, Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera, Mike Stanton and Bernie Williams
AL Cy Young Award: Roger Clemens
AL Rolaids Relief Award: Mariano Rivera
AL Gold Glove: Mike Mussina (P)
AL Silver Slugger Award: Jorge Posada (C)
Topps ALL-Star Rookie Team: Alfonso Soriano (2B)

ALDS[edit]

Main article: 2001 ALDS2

Series Summary:

Game 1 @ Yankee Stadium: Athletics 5, Yankees 3
Game 2 @ Yankee Stadium: Athletics 2, Yankees 0
Game 3 @ Network Associates Coliseum: Yankees 1, Athletics 0
Game 4 @ Network Associates Coliseum: Yankees 9, Athletics 2
Game 5 @ Yankee Stadium: Yankees 5, Athletics 3

The Yankees win the series 3-2, becoming the first team in MLB history to win the ALDS after dropping the first two games at home.

ALCS[edit]

Main article: 2001 American League Championship Series

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	New York - 4, Seattle - 2	October 17	Safeco Field	47,644
2	New York - 3, Seattle - 2	October 18	Safeco Field	47,791
3	Seattle - 14, New York - 3	October 20	Yankee Stadium	56,517
4	Seattle - 1, New York - 3	October 21	Yankee Stadium	56,375
5	Seattle - 3, New York - 12	October 22	Yankee Stadium	56,370

World Series[edit]

Main article: 2001 World Series

Game 1[edit]

October 27, 2001 at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2
Arizona	1	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	x	9	10	0
W: Curt Schilling (1-0) L: Mike Mussina (0-1)
HR: ARI – Craig Counsell (1), Luis Gonzalez (1)

Game 2[edit]

October 28, 2001 at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Arizona	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	x	4	5	0
W: Randy Johnson (1-0) L: Andy Pettitte (0-1)
HR: ARI – Matt Williams (1)

Game 3[edit]

October 30, 2001 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Arizona	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3
New York	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	x	2	7	1
W: Roger Clemens (1-0) L: Brian Anderson (0-1) S: Mariano Rivera (1)
HR: NYY – Jorge Posada (1)

Game 4[edit]

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October 31, 2001 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Arizona	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	6	0
New York	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	7	0
W: Mariano Rivera (1-0) L: Byung-Hyun Kim (0-1)
HR: ARI – Mark Grace (1) NYY – Shane Spencer (1), Tino Martinez (1), Derek Jeter (1)

Game 5[edit]

November 1, 2001 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
Arizona	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	0
New York	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	3	9	1
W: Sterling Hitchcock (1-0) L: Albie Lopez (0-1)
HR: ARI – Steve Finley (1), Rod Barajas (1) NYY – Scott Brosius (1)